Dec 4, 2006

Durian Update

I'm not a news reporter, or a weatherman, but this seems worth reporting. Typhoon Durian is expected to hit somewhere around Nha Trang this evening, and continue southwards into Tay Ninh and Binh Phuoc. Read the full article here. Worryingly for us city folk, the article writes:

Ho Chi Minh City was likely to be affected by the typhoon Durian, the first time in the past decades, meteorological experts warned.

They expressed fears that high winds, coupled with river deluges could flood the city and damage dilapidated apartments and other susceptible infrastructure.

The center said cyclones are possible for the city.


So be careful out there....

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I guess they forgot about the typhoon that came through in 2004 around the end of November. It was just a tropical depression when it reached HCMC, but it produced a lot of rain. This storm will not be a typhoon by the time it reaches the city, but most likely just a tropical depression as well. Let's hope its not too bad in Nha Trang. Good site for tracking it is here.

http://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc.html

Jon Hoff said...

Cheers
Good site for tracking!
Let's hope it dies down.